Shield for ironing machines



Feb. 7, 1950 Y. T. KEE

SH'IELD FOR IRONING MACHINES Filed Sept. 4, 1947 INVENTOR.

Yee 7' hick Kee Attorney Patented Feb. 7, 1950 UNITED. STATES PATENT OFFICE SHIELD FOR IRONING MACHINES Yee Thick Kee, Uniontownr l'a. I

Application September 4, 1947, Serial No. 772,145

2 Claims.

This invention relates to a laundry machine and more particularly to a detachable or removable heat shield therefor.

It is an object of this invention to provide a heat shield for a laundry machine or mangle having a heated roller, wherein the heat shield may be readily attached to or removed from the mangle as desired.

Another object of this invention is to provide a heat shield of the kind to be more particularly described hereinafter which may be readily attached to a mangle having a heated roller to deflect much of the heat from the roller downwardly onto the work of the laundry machine and away from the operator.

A further object of this invention is to provide a heat shield of this kind which is formed of a minimum number of parts so that it may be readily manufactured and distributed at an economical price and which is so constructed and arranged that it may be readily attached to or removed from a laundry machine without the use of any tools or other equipment.

With the above and other objects in view, my

invention relates to the arrangement, combination and details of construction disclosed in the drawings and specification, and then more particularly pointed out in the appended claims.

In the drawings,

Figure 1 is a fragmentary view in perspective of a mangle or laundry machine havin applied thereto a shield constructed in accordance with an embodiment of the invention; Figure 2 is an elevational view of the shield unapplied; and Figure 3 is a sectional view taken substantially on the line 3-3 of Figure 1.

Referring to the drawings. the numeral I designates generally a laundry machine or mangle for ironing clothes in a commercial laundry or I establishment.

The mangle or laundry machine I0 is provided on its upper end with a roller II which is formed with a, heating element internally, for heating and pressing the clothes.

A lower roller I2 is rotatably mounted on the mangle below the upper roller II for pressin or ironing the clothes as the clothes are moved between the rollers.

In the drawings the upper or heated roller II is provided with a gas inlet tube I4 which leads to a gas burner within the heated roller II. The roller I I is rotatably supported on the upper end of the mangle III by a split bearing I5 at each end of the roller I I.

The lower half I! of the split bearing I5 is 2 fixed to or secured on the frame It ofthe mangle III. The lower half H of the bearing I5 comprises a semi-circular bearing portion I8 having outwardly extending flanges I9 at' each end thereof.

An upper bearing member 20 is formed with a semi-circular central portion 2I having outwardly extending-flanges 22 on the ends thereof which are engageable with the'flanges I9 oi! the lower bearing member Il forsecuring the upper and lower bearing sections together.

The upper roller II is rotatably journalled between the bearings I5 at each end of the mangle I0. A lubricating member or oil cup 24 is carried by the upper bearing member 20 on each hear ing I5.

The bearing cup 24 extends substantially vertical relative to the frame I6 of the mangle I0 and may be of any' conventional design. The bearings described above are substantially conventional for the commercial type of mangles or laundry machines with which the heat deflecting device of this invention is associated.

In the use of such laundry machines, the heat of the upper roller II is reflected upwardly from the mangle as well as applied to the material being ironed or pressed therein.

Such heat extending upwardly from the machine is ielt by the operator in the use of the machine. This large amount of heat makes the work very uncomfortable and it is readily understood that the use of a heat deflecting device for preventing a large amount of the heat from reaching the operator will result in more comfortable working conditions and a greater efllciency for the machine as a whole.

With this in mind, I have provided a heat shield designated generally by the numeral 25 for covering a portion of the roller II on one side thereof. As the operator usually stands on one side of the roller. a covering of only a ortion of the roller will be suflicient and a smaller and manually removable shield may be provided.

The heat shield 25 is formed of an elongated sheet of metal 26 or other suitable material which is substantially flat along the length thereof and formed with a transversely arcuate cross section for engagement over the roller I I.

The shield 25 may be formed of sheet metal bent to the desired shape while other suitable materials may be just as readily used.

The cross section of the shield 25 is of a segmental arcuate configuration of a radius slightly greater than the radius of the roller II. The shield 25 is formed in substantially a quarter of A forwardly extending ear 2! is fixed to or formed on each end of the shield 25 extendin forwardly from one edge thereof. The upper edge of the shield 25 is reverted or bent upwardly to form an upwardly extending flange 28 along the upper edge of the shield while the lower edge of the shield 25 is substantially straight.

A downwardly extending tubular member 29 is fixed to or formed on the lower side of each car 21. The tubular member 29 is providedfor attaching the shield 25 to the mangle iii.

The tubular supporting member 29 is of a diameter slightly greater than the largest dimension across the lubricating member 24 and is of a length slightly greater than the member 24 so" that the tubular attaching sleeve 29 maybe loosely disposed over the lubricating member 24.

A handle 80 is fixed to the upper edge of each 01 the ears 2! and is formed of a suitable insulating material.

In the use and operation of the heat shield 25, the operator, by holding the shield 25 by the insulated handles 30 may place the shield on the mangle with tubular attaching members 29 disposed about the lubricating members 24.

The lower edge of the heat shield is adapted to engage at its opposite ends with the outer edges of the flanges 22 and I9 oi the bearing members.

In this manner, the heat shield 25 is disposed in spaced relation to the roller 1 I about the upper rear portion thereof. The heat shield 25, being of this light construction and formed with handles which are heat resistant, may be readily handled for attachment or removal on the mangle by an operator.

I do not mean to confine myself to the exact details of construction herein disclosed but claim all variations falling within the purview of the appended claims.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim is:

1. In a laundry mangle having a heated roller, bearings for said roller, flanges on said bearings and vertically extending members on top of said bearings; a heat shield comprising an elongated transversely arcuate member disposed over said roller in spaced relation thereto, and attaching members ilxed on said shield adjacent to one longitudinal edge thereof, said attaching members comprising tubular bodies each secured at one end to the concave side of the shield and adapted to slidably engage over said vertical members to support the shield and the other edge of said shield engaging said bearing flanges to maintain the shield in position over said roller.

2. A heat shield for a laundry mangle having a heated roller, bearings mounting the ends of said roller on said mangle and vertically disposed lubricating members on said bearings; said heat shield comprising an elongated segmental arcuate plate, a circumferentially extending ear at each end of said plate on one longitudinal edge thereof, a tubular attaching member secured at one end to and depending from the underside of each of said ears, and an insulated handle on each of said ears on the top side thereof, said tubular members being adapted to engage over said lubricating members for supporting said shield in spaced relation over a portion of said roller.

YEE THICK KEE.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file of this patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 390,756 Corbett Oct. 9, 1888 436,016 Henrici Sept. 9, 1890 658,074 Riesenweber Sept. 18, 1900 914,965 Martin Mar. 9, 1909 1,055,951 Stegeman Mar. 11, 1913 FOREIGN PATENTS Number Country Date 256,990 Germany Feb. 26, 1913 

